Five Rocky Awards and six Rocky Certificates were awarded by the Marble Institute of America (MIA) following the judging of the 4th Rocky Advertising Awards competition. The winners were honored at the MIA annual Awards Luncheon, which was held this past fall during StonExpo 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.

“When MIA and sponsor, Salem Stone of Winston-Salem, NC, launched the awards program in 2005, there were two goals,” said Gary Distelhorst, Executive Vice President of the MIA. “First was to recognize the best advertising and collateral material produced by MIA companies around the world, and second, to raise the overall quality of advertising and promotion in the industry. Both goals are being achieved.”

Serving as judges this year were Christopher Peer of Idea Engine, Inc.; Liz Radivoyevitch of RAD Graphics, Inc.; and Susan Myers of Clear Blue Sky Design. 

The 2008 MIA Rocky Advertising Awards competition recognizes the best advertising created by MIA members.  The winners are as follows:

Collateral Material:

Rocky Award and Best of Show:  Charles Luck Stone Center, Richmond, VA

Rocky Award:  Innovative Stone, Hauppauge, NY

Rocky Certificate:  Masonry Pte. Ltd, Singapore, China

Rocky Certificate:  Pokarna Limited, Secunderabad, A.P., India


Print Advertising:

Rocky Award:  Clervi Marble Co., San Francisco, CA

Rocky Certificate:  Pokarna Limited, Secunderabad, A.P., India

Rocky Certificate:  Charles Luck Stone Center, Richmond, VA


Web site: Business-to-Business

Rocky Award:  KEPCO+, Salt Lake City, UT

Rocky Certificate:  Intrepid Marble & Granite, Portland, OR


Web site: Business-to-Consumer

Rocky Award:  Intrepid Marble & Granite, Portland, OR

Rocky Certificate:  HartzStone, Newtown, CT